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ABSTRACT

A THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A POLYESTER AND A FLUORESCING AMOUNT OF A TRIPHENODIOXAZINE COMPOUND HAVING THE FORMULA   IN WHICH EACH X IS HALOGEN; EACH R1, R2, R3 AND R4, WHEN TAKEN INDEPENDENTLY, IS HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, NITRO, AMINO, ACETAMIDO, BENZAMIDO, PHENYLAMINO, ALKYL, HALOGENATED ALKYL, ALKOXY, PHENYL, SUBSTITUTED PHENYL AND PHENOXY; R1 AND R2, WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE ADJACENT CARBON ATOMS TO WHICH THEY ARE ATTACHED, FORM AN ACRYL OR HETEROCYCLIC RING; AND R3 AND R4, WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE ADJACENT CARBON ATOMS TO WHICH THEY ARE ATTACHED, FORM AN ARYL OR HETEROCYCLIC RING.

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PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 23, 1971 T883,028 POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS Gordon C. Newland and Raymond C. Harris, both of R0. Box 511, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662, and John W. Tamblyn, P.0. Box 92, Jonas Ridge, NC. 28641 Continuation of applicafion Ser. No. 717,422, Mar. 29, 1968. This application June 1, 1970, Ser. No. 41,733 Int. Cl. C08g 51/66; C09b 1/16 US. Cl. 26040 No Drawing. 18 Pages Specification A thermoplastic composition comprising a polyester and a fluorescing amount of a triphenodioxazine compound having the formula X R1 R 0 i: N i 0 R2 I R4 X in which each X is halogen;

each R R R and R when taken independently, is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, amino, acetamido, benzamido, phenylamino, alkyl, halogenated alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, substituted phenyl and phenoxy;

R and R when taken together with the adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form an acryl or heterocyclic ring;

and R and R when taken together with the adjacent carbon atoms to which they are attached, form an aryl or heterocyclic ring. 

